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Winchcombe, England

Sudeley Castle and St Mary's Church

A ruined castle revived by a glove magnate, home to countless tales of bad luck, romance, and war.
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London, England

Thames Barrier

The world’s second-largest flood defense barrier has protected London for decades.
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Saint Andrews, Scotland

Gregory's Meridian Line

Scotland's claim to the prime meridian was laid 200 years prior to the one in Greenwich.
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Edinburgh, Scotland

Floral Clock

The oldest floral clock in the world still functions today.
Added by douglasjtimpe
Florence, Italy

Cloister of the Dead

A haunting medieval cloister that once served as the friars’ burial ground.
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London, England

Site of the Original Globe Theatre

The ground on which Shakespeare’s initial playhouse once stood.
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Pisa, Italy

Scratches of the Devil

The mysterious “claw marks” said to be left by the Devil on Pisa’s famous cathedral.
Added by Lakehurst
Glasgow, Scotland

Sentinel Works

One of the first reinforced-concrete buildings built in the UK, now abandoned.
Added by Jfmcl
London, England

186 Fleet Street

The (fictional) address of Sweeney Todd's bloody barbershop.
Added by krystalavera
Oslo, Norway

French Toilets of Spikersuppa

A celebration of Norwegian independence, or public art gone wrong?
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Budapest, Hungary

Gül Baba's Tomb

This tomb of a Sufi mystic is a remnant of Ottoman rule in Hungary.
Added by cdanesh
Reykjavik, Iceland

Sun Voyager

This boat represents the promise of undiscovered territory, a dream of hope, and progress and freedom for Iceland.
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London, England

Kingsway Tramway Subway

A forgotten underground railway once whooshed trams beneath London.
Added by cdanesh
Glasgow, Scotland

Hunterian Zoology Museum

An extended zoological collection that doubles as a time capsule.
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Basel, Switzerland

Hammering Man

This 42-foot tribute to the workforce still reminds us to pause and recharge.
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Madrid, Spain

Republican Lamppost at the Royal Palace

A small but stubborn relic of Spain’s turbulent past hides in plain sight.
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London, England

The Euston Tap

The last vestiges of a magnificent Victorian-era train station can be found in this pub.
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Manchester, England

The Shambles

Two of Manchester’s oldest buildings were moved twice.
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Port Glasgow, Scotland

Shipbuilders of Port Glasgow

A sculpture dedicated to this town’s rich shipbuilding heritage.
Added by Obscuravibes
London, England

Garden Museum

Tony Blair's garden gnome and a Howitzer shell-turned-flower-pot are on display in this deconsecrated 13th-century church.
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Manchester, England

Emmeline Pankhurst Statue

This bronze statue honors one of the leaders of the suffragette movement in the United Kingdom.
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Glasgow, Scotland

Suffragette Umbrella Stand

A discarded umbrella stand from a women's prison is an object of pride at a library that is dedicated to women's culture and achievements.
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London, England

The Catford Cat

For more than half a century, an enormous feline has watched over this London neighborhood.
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London, England

Temple Bar

Over several decades, one of London’s most iconic city gates was dismantled, moved out of the city, and then moved back.
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